another has romney up 49-46. in ohio he is up just barely with independents and in new hampshire he is up 4 points among independents. what we see is that there are two things that have to lap to win an election. first, you have to mobilize your supporters to get out and vote. second, you have to sway those independents much in the united states, even people who are independent tend to lean either the republican side or democratic side. back if 2008, the independents who leaned democrat were to borrow a phrase ready to go, voting if high numbers. more than republicans. in 2008, 63 percent of those folks in new hampshire remain extremely interested in election compared to 54 percent of those independents would lead republicans. this year, 55 percent of independents lean republican, extremely interested in the election, and only 47 percent of democrats. >>neil: but you are so smart you are leaving me in the dust which is not unusual. i am wondering what could explain, then, the larger gap that the president is enjo